I’ve been enjoying a little bit of a twist on instant hot chocolate lately. I thought some other people might want to enjoy it as well. Here’s my recipe:

• Get a package of instant hot chocolate (the kind that you can heat up with either water or milk)
• Fill half a cup with water.
• Add a few drops of vanilla extract. (You can also substitute Torani-style flavored syrups here; cherry is a good one).
• Heat in microwave until water is quite hot.
• Stir in hot chocolate package.
• Fill rest of cup with cold milk. Heat another 20-45 seconds in microwave (depending on how cold it gets after you put in the milk).
• Add a heavy dose of whipped cream. Put back in microwave for another ten seconds. This will make the whipped cream all frothy.

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